Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-11-16

s'ii'A 80 AfNhNAns vi NOlAAdilIllG NOullAN y,
was married, at C0ldwater, last week,
to Miss Alice Patterson.
j. n. Titus is looking for his family
this week. They have rented w. ID.
VanSlyke's house, on Lincoln avenue.
The protracted meeting at the NJ. +.
church will commence next Sunday,
Nov. 9th, and continue at least two
weeks.
On Tuesday, Nov. 22d, at his ranch.
five miles east of Deerhead, L. $. Nc
Elwain will sell lot of so head of mix
ed cattle.
For tender steak, a juicy roast. or
any kind of smoked meat, fresh and
good, see Marquand, next door to the
postoilice. 81
Constable Lee COrson is now ready to
attend to any business entrusted TO his
care. lie will be found an obliging and
prompt official.
W. ID. VanSlyke has gone to San d.
ago, California, to remain during the
winter; and he may make that place
his permanent home.
The finishing touches are being put
on Mr.. Walstad's residence. Wonder
If he built it for rent, or if he is going
to open bachelors hall?
See Dickerson, at Murphey's harness
shop, for leather chest protectors, cuffs,
collars, hat bands aid ladies' belts. \
hundred designs and all pretty. %
\ party of Knights'of Pythias, l.. VI.
AXline. Frank Holmes, Lutte Ely and
Scott hubert, went out to Coldwater
Monday and assisted in instituting a
a lodge at that place.
The INDEX will eat a Thanksgiving
turkey raised 10y one OF the most con-
sistent republicans and best citizens
along Elm creek. lie bet against the
election of Judge Stevens.
Attention, Patriarchs! All Patri
archs of Ensign Encampment, No. 81.
are requested to meet at their hall on
Friday evening, next, at 1870, prompt
Business of importance demands their
attention. by order of G. =. W. II.
McCague, scribe.
Persons who have not subscribed TO
the capital stock of the building asso-
citation should do so at once. Already
ten good and substantial structures
have been built out of the association
money aud others will follow. Every
citizen interested i'm the prosperity Of
this city should encourage the associa-
ton.
sun City Union: 1.-The latter part of
last week mule team drawing wagon
containing Wesley Cox, J. W. Smith
and II. Cliff, got the best of the drivers.
running away. throwing out the parties
named, and injuring each OF them Sc
yerely Mr.. Cliff was hurt badly. One
of his arms was broken, and he was
injured about the face and head. Cox
and Smith were badly bruised, but had
no bones broken. All of the parties
are doing as well as could be expected.
The following is the programme of the
Socraiic literary society, at Roundup,
for November IL: Question for discus
sion, Resolved, That the best inter-
ests of the county demand herd law.
The Affirmative side will be discussed
10y J. y. Romig, G. $. Snoddy, j. b.
llarbough, y. y, Hays and Farmer Tai
bolt; the negative by J. L. Harbough,
L. c. YanBenthusan, Il. s. Gronedyke,
ID. f. Allison and Ben Kell Declama-
tons by WILDER Hays and Farmer Tai
bolt, song 10y j. Romig, recitation by J.
G.. Waldrich, essay by +. II. Hays.
Grafton by G. $. Snoddy, declamations
by Ethle Hays and VIM. Julian. ora
ton by 4. 4. yanBenthusan. You are
invited to attend, and yGg will be highly
entertained. L. c. VanBenthusan, ssc-
rotary.
When the commissioners were can
vassing the returns OF the election last
Friday, the friends of f. II. Howard,
candidate for township treasurer and
JAS. +. Bryson. candidate for county
treasurer, objected to the returns from
Mumford precinct being counted, they
AtAttA AnO NOunAN
ers had abolished that precinct at
special meeting, October 18th. AT that
time two Of the commissioners, Messrs.
NcGrath ana Fleming re-districted the
county into voting precincts By prOyid-
ing that each municipal township
should be a separate precinct. EXCEPT as
otherwise provided The exceptions
were Eagle and ElwOOd townships.
each of which were divided into two
precincts. Friday, the commissioners
decided, after hearing lengthy argu-
ments. pro and con. To canvass the
returns from Mumfor,l. This ac-
ton gave Mr.. Peck. republican candi-
date for county treasurer, a plurality of
two votes in the total vote cast and
MIR. McNeal, republican candidate for
township treasurer, a plurality OF FIVE
votes. The action of the commission
ers, while not entirely satisfact ory To
many democrats and several republic
ans. was no doubt for the best. for once
the precedent Of throwing out precinct
returns is established and there will be
no end To the confusion. We do not
believe that to-day Mumford is a legal
voting precinct: and we are confident
that at the election on the sth inst, the
electors residing in Sharon township
had no right to deposit their ballots at
Mumford, precinct in Medicine Lodge
township. Before another election is
held NE voting precinct lines should
be correctly defined and a correct de-
scririicn of the boundaries should be
Nr. Rouse has great field
re gets in the county